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2 days ago · The allegations emerge as a British judge, as well as lawyers representing the asylum seekers and the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) administration, which governs Diego Garcia, prepare to hold a hearing on the island to determine whether the group are being unlawfully detained. The visit is expected to begin next week.
4 days ago · Small societies developed around the island industries, which would continue to produce until the second half of the 20th century. To make way for a joint UK–US military base on the largest island, Diego Garcia, British authorities separated the Chagos Archipelago from the rest of their Mauritian colony and established the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in 1965.
5 days ago · DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory – Cmdr. Clifton Butler, outgoing officer in charge at Naval Medical Readiness Training Unit (NMRTU) Diego Garcia, speaks in front of Capt. Richard Gilliard, executive officer of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka Japan, and Cmdr. Kenneth Jenkins, incoming officer in charge for NMRTU Diego Garcia, during the NMRTU Diego Garcia change of charge ceremony onboard NSF Diego Garcia June 24, 2024.
5 days ago · DIEGO GARCIA, British Indian Ocean Territory – Cmdr. Clifton Butler, outgoing officer in charge at Naval Medical Readiness Training Unit (NMRTU) Diego Garcia, speaks in front of Capt. Richard Gilliard, executive officer of U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka Japan, and Cmdr. Kenneth Jenkins, incoming officer in charge for NMRTU Diego Garcia, during the NMRTU Diego Garcia change of charge ceremony onboard NSF Diego Garcia June 24, 2024.
5 days ago · A joint venture between Guam-based Black Construction and Mace International was awarded three military contracts for work at U.S. Naval Support Facility in Diego Garcia, totaling $27,850,577.
2 days ago · The U.S. Naval Base in Diego Garcia was reported to be a black site, but UK and U.S. officials initially attempted to suppress these reports. However, it has since been revealed by Time magazine and a "senior American official" source that the isle was indeed used by the U.S. as a secret prison for "war on terror" detainees.
5 days ago · Current local time and date in Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) from a trusted independent resource.
